Wild Pets Now Roam the Expedition Trails

Something new is stirring at the edges of every expedition destination. Rigby's field reports all say the same thing: wild pets are out there — and the patient explorers among you might just make a friend for life.

What's new

Starting today, collecting an expedition yourself has a small chance of revealing a wild pet watching you from the edge of the scene. Every one of them is an Epic — and on the very rarest days, a Legendary. These are pets you cannot get any other way than by earning their trust.

Earning a wild pet's trust

A wild pet won't follow you home just because you found it. Trust builds across five visits to its destination:

• Observe from a distance — it notices you, and doesn't run.
• Watch quietly — it creeps closer, and you learn what it likes.
• Three offerings — win it over with the right food or toys from your backpack.

Choose the wrong gift and it will hide for a few hours, but you can never lose a wild pet by guessing wrong. Patience always wins.

Adopting is up to you

Once a wild pet trusts you completely, it is ready to come home — whenever you decide. It will wait as long as you need. Adopting takes an open pet slot and a name, and your new friend joins you as a full-grown adult.

The Encounter Journal

Your discoveries, trust progress, and befriended companions all live in the new Encounter Journal. Silhouettes mark the wild pets you are still winning over; a question mark marks the places where something is still waiting to be found.

Rumor around base camp says Rigby announces it to the whole community when someone befriends a Legendary. Will you be the first?

Full details in the Wild Pet Encounters wiki guide. Happy trails!